August 05, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Aug 5, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, August 5th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Luke Nicastro dissects the Ceuta migrant crisis, arguing that Washington's silence on Morocco's apparent weaponization of migration—paired with Trump's flattering message to the Moroccan king—reveals a troubling embrace of accelerationism aimed at punishing Pedro Sánchez. Ted Snider surveys the fifth month of the Iran War, warning that U.S. intelligence sees diminishing returns from further strikes even as munition stockpiles dwindle and the conflict spreads from Jordan to the Red Sea to…